Dae Gil and his companions successfully locate a runaway slave family and turn them in for profit, but Dae Gil later has a change of heart and helps the woman and child escape rape and torture. Dae Gil relives his horrific past and remembers both the pain of longing and the thirst for revenge

Dae-Gil is tricked by his former mentor, but saved from his own rage by his companions when he tries to return the favor. The companions unknowingly hunt the man to whom Dae-Gil owes his life as Un-nyun, now Kim Hye-Won, draws ever closer to being forced into marriage

Lee Dae Gil and Song Tae Ha's fight is interrupted when Chun Ji Ho's men attack them both. With his sword, Choi persuades Ji Ho to stop the attack. Despite an arrow wound, Tae Ha rescues Un Nyun from attackers. Dae Gil is the first target of the slave rebellion

Dae Gil is only grazed by the shot. Tae Ha remembers the deaths of his wife and child. Chul Woong is imprisoned for failing to prevent the slave escape. Dae Gil must kill or capture Tae Ha or forfeit his own life. Tae Ha shields Un Nyun from Dae Gil's arrows

Tae Ha escapes from Dae Gil, taking Un Nyun with him. Disease ravages Jeju Island threatening the late Crown Prince's family. Un Nyun recalls how her brother murdered Dae Gil's family and she watched as a burning house collapsed on Dae Gil. Dae Gil closes in on Tae Ha

Dae Gil discovers how Tae Ha became a slave. At Lee Gyeong Shik's bidding, Chul Woong murders Im Yeong Ho. Un Nyun reveals to Tae Ha her real name of Kim Hye Won. Tae Ha battles Chul Woong, Dae Gil and Choi at the same time